To cope with complexity, CEOs want to acquire dexterity - to simplify operations and products, execute with speed and exploit partnering.¹ Businesses that have increased agility say they received high returns from business solutions that improved the processes spanning the boundaries of the enterprise, and integrated the business network of customers, partners and suppliers.²

Inflexible and inefficient processes are costly and inhibit business agility. Business process management (BPM) software helps you to automate, simplify and improve processes for better outcomes. With increased visibility, process owners can manage processes directly to make changes quickly.

Processes must easily incorporate information from across the enterprise, regardless of platform, device or protocol. Connectivity and integration software provides fast, flexible and reliable access to information, processes and applications across the dynamic business network.

Unlock essential business information

IBM WebSphere® Message Broker V8 connects to and runs on virtually any platform or technology, allowing business information to flow between applications across multiple hardware and software platforms. You can apply integration rules dynamically to the data flowing through the message broker to route, enrich and transform the information.

Version 8 includes enhanced support for .NET environments and applications. Pre-built connectivity patterns give you options for rapid installation and configuration. Enhanced security and troubleshooting let you record, view, edit and trace data moving through the broker.

Increase dexterity through deployment automation

Agile businesses deliver software and services quickly to meet new business opportunities. They automate the deployment process to minimize errors, and use collaborative deployment planning for successful new application releases.

IBM Rational® Automation Framework V3 provides deployment automation and middleware configuration management capabilities for businesses of all sizes. It helps you rapidly deliver applications by reducing setup times for complex IT environments. It also reduces the risk involved in complex software deployments through configuration capture, playback and comparison, which identify and prevent configuration drift.

IBM software helps you simplify and improve processes, gain quick access to critical business information, and connect across organizations to serve customers better.

¹ 2010 IBM Global CEO Study

² IBM Business Agility Study - "Cutting Through Complexity with Business Agility"